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Arguments filed for and against Atherton parcel tax measure

Arguments for and against the renewal of Atherton's parcel tax, which will be on the Nov. 7 ballot, have been filed. The...

Original post made on Aug. 22, 2017
Last comment by Petet F Carpenter, on Aug 28, 2017 at 11:56 am | 33 comments | 4839 Views

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Residents getting nervous over outsourcing

In what could be a sign of things to come if Atherton's elected officials decide to outsource police services, a number of...

Original post made on Nov. 24, 2010
Last comment by Candid Camera, on Jan 5, 2011 at 4:38 pm | 33 comments | 8152 Views

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Atherton police association tactics under fire

A number of residents and City Council members are criticizing a pre-election mail and telephone campaign by the Atherton...

Original post made on Oct. 4, 2012
Last comment by Steve R, on Oct 12, 2012 at 11:45 am | 33 comments | 10532 Views

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Atherton city attorney under fire by mayor

The Atherton City Council has not asked City Attorney Wynne S. Furth to reapply for her job, which she has held since February...

Original post made on Jul. 29, 2010
Last comment by Atherton Taxpayer, on Aug 3, 2010 at 3:01 pm | 32 comments | 8508 Views

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Atherton attorney: Lewis house not legally compliant, but no action needed

The word is in from Atherton's town attorney: The size of Councilwoman Elizabeth Lewis' house exceeds the town's zoning ordinance...

Original post made on Jun. 16, 2010
Last comment by jaded, on Jun 20, 2010 at 7:42 pm | 32 comments | 6283 Views

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Atherton 'town hall' meeting set on San Carlos Airport noise issues

As part of San Mateo County's study of noise issues connected to the San Carlos Airport, the county is hosting a town hall...

Original post made on Aug. 10, 2016
Last comment by Apple, on Aug 17, 2016 at 10:48 pm | 32 comments | 7508 Views

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Mystery surrounds status of Atherton's City Manager John Danielson.

In a recent article in another major newspaper Bonnie Eslinger appears to raise more questions than answers. Why? Forced...

Original post made by Michael G. Stogner on Dec. 17, 2011
Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Dec 25, 2011 at 11:53 am | 32 comments | 5283 Views

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Atherton's "concerns" with financial equity

From the Joint Fire Board/Town Council Meeting Agenda packet regarding the Town's Matrix Study of the Fire District: "...

Original post made by Peter Carpenter on Jan. 20, 2019
Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jan 23, 2019 at 9:54 pm | 32 comments | 1533 Views

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Atherton: Mayor Widmer Misreads Again on Employee Furlough and Compensation Reductions

The title of the Agenda does not state the item is for reductions and furloughs. Mayor Widmer after the Measure F vote...

Original post made by Atherton Council Misread on Nov. 26, 2012
Last comment by long time resident, on Dec 19, 2012 at 4:09 pm | 32 comments | 4938 Views

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Buckheit must pay county attorney fees

Atherton resident Jon Buckheit must pay San Mateo County $145,434 in attorney fees, a judge has ruled after agreeing with...

Original post made on Feb. 5, 2013
Last comment by Tim Wulff, on Feb 17, 2013 at 7:18 pm | 32 comments | 13574 Views

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Atherton council calls 4pm meeting on library

A special council meeting at 4pm Wednesday has been called to approve the ballot measure for the library in the park. At...

Original post made by Fair Vote on Jul. 21, 2012
Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Jul 27, 2012 at 7:19 am | 32 comments | 4252 Views

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Would it pay for Atherton to leave fire district?

Atherton is seeking a consultant to tell it, among other things, what it would cost the town to provide its own fire and...

Original post made on Mar. 9, 2017
Last comment by Bob, on Mar 15, 2017 at 11:09 am | 32 comments | 6349 Views

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Atherton puts study of El Camino lane reduction on hold

Atherton's City Council has decided to put off a study of reducing the number of lanes on El Camino Real while waiting to...

Original post made on Feb. 19, 2015
Last comment by Westside Trucker, on Feb 24, 2015 at 10:54 am | 31 comments | 7788 Views

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Atherton has little interest in elevating train tracks

Atherton's City Council, responding to a request for input from Menlo Park, offered no hope that it supports elevating train...

Original post made on Dec. 7, 2017
Last comment by Bob, on Dec 11, 2017 at 12:48 pm | 31 comments | 8887 Views

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A Call for Marsala to Resign from the Atherton City Council

On Wednesday evening, April 4th at the special City Council meeting I will ask for three minutes to comment upon the allegations...

Original post made by John P Johns, CPA on Apr. 4, 2010
Last comment by Too Funny, on Apr 8, 2010 at 1:02 pm | 31 comments | 4383 Views

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Search is on for Atherton's Police Lieutenant

A nationwide search is being conducted for the Atherton Police Lieutenant position. After Mike Guerra was promoted by...

Original post made by Do as I say, not as I do on Jan. 8, 2010
Last comment by e.grimley, on Jan 19, 2010 at 9:49 am | 31 comments | 5572 Views

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Update: Two students expelled in drug incident

Two students were expelled from Sacred Heart Preparatory for using marijuana, but there was no drug bust on the private Catholic...

Original post made on Nov. 3, 2009
Last comment by A Voice of Reason, on Jun 18, 2010 at 5:39 pm | 31 comments | 8861 Views

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FBI probe of Atherton: Huh?

I called the FBI office in San Francisco on Friday (415 553-7400) and asked to speak to the agents who were doing the Atherton...

Original post made by JT on Oct. 1, 2011
Last comment by bob, on Oct 10, 2011 at 12:25 pm | 30 comments | 3856 Views

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Menlo College Coach and Cop's Twitter Rampage

San Jose cop Phillip White is the assistant basketball coach for Menlo College in Atherton. Here's what he had to say...

Original post made by Ouch on Dec. 14, 2014
Last comment by Hmmm, on Dec 30, 2014 at 8:10 pm | 30 comments | 4579 Views

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Atherton battling Caltrain over electrification poles

It was clear at a Dec. 20 meeting of the Atherton City Council that Atherton and a number of its residents don't want Caltrain,...

Original post made on Dec. 21, 2017
Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Dec 26, 2017 at 4:51 pm | 30 comments | 8946 Views
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